Saturday, February 6, 2016
Warm-ups are a great way to get students’ bodies and minds ready for drama class, especially if they have been sitting in other classes all day. Warm-ups get students into the creative min…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, February 1, 2016
What do Julie Andrews, James Earl Jones, and Jim Parsons have in common? Besides names that start with J, these stars are among the many actors and actresses that enjoy successful careers bo…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, January 30, 2016
Ontario teachers Claire Broome, Colin Oliver, and Carmelina Martin put together this awesome exercise that gets students to create their own vocal workout. Thank you so much for letting us s…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, January 23, 2016
The Vowel Tree Exercise enables us to practice making sounds with our voice and exploring the entire vocal range from low to high. It allows us to be vocally impulsive in a non-judgemental w…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, January 11, 2016
The actor’s job is to tell the story of the play to the audience. Proper enunciation is essential for the audience to have any idea of what the actor is saying or singing during a producti…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, January 9, 2016
Tongue twisters are a fantastic tool to use in drama classes and rehearsals. They help students to warm up their voices, improve diction and enunciation, and get their brains moving! But rep…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, January 4, 2016
Directors and teachers, we’ve all been there: You’ve cast a wonderful young actor in a role that is fantastic and challenging for them. You get into the rehearsal room and all of a sudde…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMSaturday, January 2, 2016
Breath control is so important for performers, whether they’re in rehearsal, onstage, or somewhere in between. Breath control affects the range, volume, and speed of both speaking and sing…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, December 7, 2015
Why create a Mission Statement for your theatre program? Aren’t things like ‘mission’ and ‘vision’ better suited for corporations? Amy Pugh Patel, Theatre Teacher, Director, and DT…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, November 9, 2015
Drama teacher Joshua Hatt started using Google Drive as a response to the frustration of having his students lose curriculum booklets time and time again. His work developed into a powerful …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, October 19, 2015
Guest blogger Jennine Profeta is a Second City performer and theatre educator, as well the instructor of the Drama Teacher Academy course Yes, And… How to Teach Improv. She shares her …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, September 7, 2015
Welcome guest blogger Matt Webster! Matt is a theatre teacher, a playwright (Myths at the Edge of the World) and a Drama Teacher Academy Course Instructor. (Concept Based Design for the Thea…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, August 17, 2015
by Karen Loftus, DTA Instructor and Professional Stage Manager Why not introduce your students to a skill set that not only benefits your productions – a strong backstage crew and smooth p…
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AMMonday, July 20, 2015
We welcome teacher and Theatrefolk playwright Jeffrey Harr as a guest writer on our Blog! Check out Jeffrey’s plays Stereotype High and Close Encounters of the Undead Kind. In an age of …
SOURCE: Theatrefolk at 01:00AM 
